Toy radio



Dec. 1, 1925. 1,563,359

D. GREEN TOY RADIO Filed March '7'. 1925 /N VENTOI? Joron 'ree 72 Arfakkk,

Patented Dec. 1, 1925.

DORON GREEN, 0F BRISTOL, PENNSYLVANIA.

TOY RADIO.

Application filed March 7, 1925.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, DORON GREEN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Bristol, county of Bucks, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Radios, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to the art of games and toys and more particularly to a toy radio receiving set.

Some ofthe objects of the present invention are to provide a novel and entertaining toy; to provide a toy simulating in appearance a radio receiving set and susceptible of operation in a manner in imitation of a real radio set; to provide a toy radio receiving set which can be operated in a realistic way to faithfully portray the reception of local and distant stations; to provide a toy radio which is capable, in ingenious hands, of wide variations in use and application and of giving enjoyable entertainmentto both young and old; and to provide other improvements as will hereinafter appear.

In the accompanying drawings Fi 1 represents a perspective of a toy radio embodyingone form of the present invention; and Fig. 2 represents a side elevation, partly broken away, of the same.

Referring to the drawings, one form of the present invention comprises a cabinet or box 10 preferably having the general form and appearance of a radio receiving set of the type in commercial use. The size of the cabinet 10 may be the same as that of the usual radio or it may be of minature form, or any other suitable size.

For the purpose of giving a realistic appearance and accurately simulating the characteristics of a radio receiver, the front of the cabinet or box 10 is provided with tuning dials 11 which are mounted respectively on short shafts 12 rotatably carried by the front panel 13. These dials 11 are graduated in imitation of the regular radio tuning dials and have a projecting knob l t by which the dials can be turned in order that the user can go through make-believe tuning operations. To further carry out the resemblance to a real radio receiver, the panel 13 has a rotatable knob 15 mounted to turn with its shaft 16 which is journalled in the Serial No. 13,818.

panel 13. This knob 15 serves as the makebelieve volume control of the toy set, and helps to carry out the pretense of a real radio. lVhile two tuning dials and one volume control knob are shown it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in this respect and modification in number and location of these parts can be made as found necessary to make more perfect the representation of a real radio receiver.

To further complete the representation of a receiver, the cabinet 10 has a horn or so-called loud speaker 17 mounted thereon, its small or sound receiving end 18 being connected to the cabinet 10, preferably in the top, and having communication with a sound transmitting tube 20. This tube 20 extends through the cabinet 10, and, as here shown, leads out through the back of the cabinet to a mouth-piece 21 which is used to receive the sound or sounds to be amplified by the horn 17 and thrown out in the room. The tube 20 may be of any length desired and in some instances may lead to a remote location where the operator is concealed from those listening to the toy.

In operation two persons are usually required, one of whom manipulates the tuning dials 11 to supposedly tune in a station while the other person at a given signal announces a station and follows this by an imitation of a broadcast program. Thus the realistic scope of the toy is in the ingenuity of the operator who can furnish talks, songs, reports of events of interest, while by employing a phonograph in conjunction with the mouth-piece 21 the variety of entertainment is unlimited. To all intents and purposes the toy functions in accurate imitation of a real radio receiver and to those uninformed as to its modus operandi it appears to give amazing results.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim:

1. A toy comprising in combination a cabinet having rotatable dials thereon to simulate in appearance a radio receiving set, a sound amplifier associated with said cabinet, a tube passing into .said cabinet at a point concealed from the front of said cabinet and communicating with said amplifier, said tube leading to a point remote from said cabinet, and a mouth-piece on the remote end of said tube.

2. A toy comprising in combination a cabinet having dials thereon to simulate in appearance a radio receiving set, a sound aniplifier associated with said cabinet, and a tube passing into said cabinet at apoint leading to a point remote from said cabinet.

concealed from the front of said cabinet and communicating with said amphfier, said tube 10 Signed at Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, this 28 day of February, 1925.

DORON GREEN. 

